Wests claim flawless grand-final win

Wests capped what was a dominant run to the Toowoomba-Ipswich intercity one-day competition grand final with a comprehensive win over Northsiders at Heritage Oval yesterday.

Wests took out the inaugural Harding-Madsen Shield in front of Ipswich cricket legend Gary Madsen, whom the shield is named after, despite his name being misspelt in official communication for the duration of the competition.

Their 144-run grand final victory came in style, with captain Brian May notching up his second hundred of the competition to top the run-scoring charts for the competition in a man of the match performance.

"It is always good to get some runs but everyone chipped in around me," May said.

"Today was my day but the whole campaign has been a team effort and everyone has chipped in along the way."

After winning the toss, the home side elected to bat first, with the man who has surpassed 10,000 career A-grade runs leading by example.

May's polished performance with the bat saw him smash 15 boundaries on his way to 113, after only managing just 11 runs in the semi-final just 24-hours prior.

CENTURIAN: Brian May's 113 runs for Wests secured the Harding-Madsen Shield for the Toowoomba club in the grand-final against Ipswich's Northsiders.Kevin Farmer

But the veteran skipper remained at the crease for almost the entirety of the innings, surrendering his wicket as Wests set their rivals 195 to chase.

Though after the interval, Northsiders would learn the hard way that Wests aren't a one man team, utilising their bowling attack to knock the Ipswich club over well short of their target.